soberba

noun

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The verdict

“soberba” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,726
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - orgulho em alto grau

Corpus desk

Index PT-soberba · soberba · Portuguese

soberba · rank #30,726 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,726
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH smoking

Nearest frequency peer: smoking (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “soberba”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “soberba” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

soberba vs soberbo
86% similar
soberba vs Sibéria
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for soberba
PropertyValue
Headwordsoberba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,726
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “soberba”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).soberbacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “smoking” (#30,724), “sito” (#30,723), “sacerdotal” (#30,716). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “soberba” fica em #30,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around soberba, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,726 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for soberba, with forms such as "osberba", "sboerba", and "sobberba". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "soberbo", "Sibéria", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is soberba, spelled S-O-B-E-R-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    orgulho em alto grau
  2. 2
    arrogância, presunção
  3. 3
    sentimento desdenhoso de superioridade para com o próximo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how soberba appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O ponto é que o alarido nem é percebido pela ampla parcela dos brasileiros que só têm ouvidos para a soberba do presidente.
  2. A soberba é a perdição de muitas pessoas.

Synonyms

altivezarrogânciapresunção

This word in other languages

loftiness(English)orgueil(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osberba
  • sboerba
  • sobberba
  • sobebra
  • soberab
  • soberbba
  • soberrba
  • sobreba
  • soebrba
  • ssoberba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soberba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osberba2sboerba2sobberba1sobebra2soberab2soberbba1soberrba1sobreba2
Edit distance from "soberba"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soberba"?
"soberba" is spelled S-O-B-E-R-B-A.
What does "soberba" mean?
As a noun, "soberba" means: orgulho em alto grau
What words are commonly confused with "soberba"?
"soberba" is commonly confused with "soberbo", "Sibéria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "soberba" come from?
"soberba" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soberba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

smoking#30,724romaria#30,712repelir#30,707peralta#30,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

aspirar10 variantslagarta10 variantsavistar10 variantsbarranco10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list